Ajaire from Call Ajaire shows how you can sew up a set of cute felt pumpkin coasters. They’re easy to make, and a quick project, too. She made them for Halloween but they’d actually work for all the way through … Read More...
7 Ways To Reuse Shopping Bags
ho doesn’t have a stash of shopping bags hanging around their house? Whether you keep the nicer paper bags from certain clothing stores, or keep a supply of plastic bags from the grocery store, these 7 ideas are a great … Read More...
100 Free Printable Masks for Kids
Free printables are a great source of budget-friendly entertainment for children’s parties. This list of 100 Free Printable Masks from Itsy Bitsy Fun has plenty of ideas for Halloween parties, as well as dress up parties throughout the year. There … Read More...
Witch’s Broomstick Snacks
Hocus, Pocus the broom is now a snack.
These are cute and healthy snacks that you can prepare for your kids for a party or after school. I think I might enjoy some of these myself. Robin Gagnon from Mom … Read More...
How To – Bobble Stitch
This bright colored tutorial is so easy to follow you will be Bobbling your head (pun intended). Dream a Little Bigger.com shares the step by step techniques to getting this stitch right for an amazing effect. Once you have mastered … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY a sturdy but inexpensive hoop skirt
If your Halloween costume includes an old-timey big poofy skirt, a hoop skirt might be the right underlayer to give it the “poof” it needs. But try to find one you can purchase. Ha! You’ll need to DIY that, and … Read More...
Tutorial: Eye See You
What beautiful eyes you have! Oh how they sparkle! Looking for a quick and easy project to decorate your home for Halloween? Muchoxoxo has the perfect tutorial for you. These Eyeball Stuffies would look great displayed on in a jar … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a Faux Stone Planter
One of the first things I made when I began poking at my clay was marbled beads. Even then I thought, “Wow, those are like nifty rocks.” Later, I found you really could make faux rocks just about the same … Read More...
3-D Googly Eyes Cookies
I see you….! How cute are these cookies that actually move!
When I’m in a pinch for ideas, I know that I can always find something to post by checking out Hungry Happenings or just wait and she will send … Read More...
Tutorial: Reversible 1-Hour Tote
If you’ve got 1 hour and the supplies, you’ve got what you need to make a smart tote like this one. Marni from Haberdashery Fun shares a tutorial showing how to make one. It’s just the right size to use … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make a Bat Girl cape
Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings show shares a tutorial for making a Bat Girl cape. You’ll need a basic cape pattern for this costume. She uses the Amelie Cape by Amelie & Atticus, but if you have another cape … Read More...
Freebie: Vintage Halloween Postcards
These wonderful vintage postcards would be great to print out for quick and easy Halloween cards or accents on a scrapbook page. Dover Publications is sharing 4 different vintage Halloween postcards that you can download for free, click here to … Read More...
Tutorial: Blazer to coat dress refashion
Mark Montano shows how can transform a plain blazer into a lace trimmed coat dress. It’s a clever refashion that uses lace as a decorative element and also as camouflage where other fabric was pieced in. Individual motifs from the … Read More...
Knit a Cute Witch Hat
If you need a Halloween costume without a lot of effort, but still want to incorporate something hand made, check out this easy Witch’s Hat pattern from Maggie’s Rags.
It’s worked from the top down in the round so you … Read More...
21 Spook-tacular Halloween crafts at Craftside
No matter what type of crafting you like to do knitting, felting, sewing, or are a whiz with a glue gun or all you like to do is cut things up there is a project for you to get in … Read More...
Tutorial: Draft and sew a half circle wrap skirt
Deby from So Sew Easy shares a 2-part tutorial showing how to draft and sew a half circle wrap skirt. The semi-circle shape of the skirt creates a flattering silhouette, fitting close at the waist and flaring out from the … Read More...
Macrame Hanging Pumpkin
You are probably wondering why this is on the Jewelry blog aren’t you? Well lots of Jewelry making readers have been asking for Macrame tutorials. Macrame is just a small technique away from wire wrapping, beading and of course creating … Read More...
Make Your Own Colorful Stitch Markers
It’s really fun and pretty easy to make your own knitting stitch markers
, and this tutorial from My Poppet shows you how to make a rainbow of markers with multicolored wire and coordinating beads.
It doesn’t take a lot … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY duvet cover
Jennie from Coral & Co. shows how you can make your own duvet cover. It’s not hard to do; it’s essentially a giant pillow cover that fits over a comforter or duvet insert. And making one yourself gives you a … Read More...
Ghost Rockets Halloween Activity
How about combining an exciting science project with a fun Halloween craft? Visit Growing a Jeweled Rose and discover how easy it is to turn a film canister into a flying ghost rocket! When I fist found this project, I … Read More...